Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-23
LOCAL NEWS.

christmas VIII De observed III some
manner at all the churches.
There will be no meeting of the choral
society next Monday evening.
Paramount Engine Co. has lately added
a number to its members, so that it now
has 43.
The annual meeting of the village comes
on the 18th of January, week from next
Wednesday.
Rev. S. c. Bean of Salem. Mass, will
preach at Odd-Fellows' hall next Sunday
morning and evening.
Butter sells here at Is to 20 cents ac-
cording to quality. We find on figuring
it up that selections averaged nineteen.
and one-sixths cents during the six
months from May to Nov. /.
The great pressure on our columns
from holiday advertising compels us to
defer for a week the publication of con-
siderable interesting correspondence.
We hope, however, to make amends after
the holidays are over.
Letters addressed as follows have re-
NAMED at the post-office one month I'M
called-for: Olive Dougherty, Geo. H.
Blanchord, Charles Cowley, VIM. Rey-
nolds, Geo. w. Randall, Joseph Laduke,
c. p. Abernethy, Miss Mary Flanagan,
Alfred Sears, Thos. p Ward.
1t is expected that DR.. j. II. Putnam of
Rutland will deliver a lecture on "The
Eye, Its Use and Abuse" at the Y. NJ. C.
A. hall on the evening of Dec. 80. He
is specialist on this part of the human
system and is sure to give interesting
and valuable suggestions to his hearers
The storm last Sunday morning made
small congregations at the churches. AT
the Congregational there were the most,
about 80, including three ladies, but even
these all the music attempted was the
DoXology. 1t is very seldom that a
storm so seriously interferes with church
services.
The meeting called at the Addison
House on Wednesday evening to organ,
ize a Republican club was adjourned fol
one week-to next Wednesday evening
when it will be opened promptly at
o'clock. a number of members of the
Grand Army desire to attend, but the
post have a meeting the same evening, 81
this meeting is called at comparatively
early hour.
Pupils of Miss May Powers gave {
very pleasant piano recital on Monday
afternoon at the home of Mr.. NJ. \
MunrOe. The performers were Mis-.
Powers, Lulu Haley, Charles Munroe
Gertie Meekin, Jessie Chapman, Hermoi
E. Smith, Dora Hammond, Parker vii
Hanson, Susie Brewster, Kittie Slade
Minnie Bell, Emelyn rilden, Fanni,
Williamson and May Tiden.
a noteworthy Improvement in tn,
county.court-room are the lighting ar
engagements lately put in by the assistan
judges. They consist of two chandeliers
t each fitted with two Rochester lamps
and two of these lamps, one on eithe
side of the alcove in which the Judges sit
The illumination Is ample and is mucl
superior in every respect to that whicl
could be obtained from any number 0
smaller lamps.
Stage Driver Howard of Bridport wa
the victim of a runaway Wednesda,
morning. He had just driven into tow
. and left his team standing at the de
pot to go into it on an GRAND, whel
/ the animals took fright and ran areun,
e the corners into Main street and acros
the bridge. The sleigh struck the heav,
stone block in front of Mr.. Vale:
store, throwing the horses down so tina
they were easily secured. The damag
= was chiefly to the whitlletrees and tn
g front sled.
A st. Johnsbury dispatch says: ''Th
: proposition submitted to Receiver Her
dee by several banks for the settlement
of the Bradley Barlow claims, which wa
that the banks pay the face of their in
: debtedness, about $4,000, without in
J. terest for over two years, and each to pa
the costs incurred, has been rejected b
the comptroller of currency" The loca
! bank is one of those interested, it havin
: loaned Mr.. Barlow $4,000 and taken
lien on stock of the bursted Vernon
bank of st. Adams as security.
A severe storm of wind and snow be
gan here last Saturday night and con
tinued through most of the day Sunday
About Is inches of snow fell here, tw